Category: EDITORIAL

Flooding seems to have gradually become an annual event in Nigeria. At least, this has been the case in the past couple of years. Frequent flood disasters in Nigeria have had devastating consequences on the socio-economic lives of citizens. Residential homes, towns, villages, farmlands, public buildings such as schools, health centres, among others, have been washed away as a result of flooding. Agriculture and food production have been badly hit due to frequent flooding that affects many states in the country. At some point, the soaring prices of food items…

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The prevailing high  prices of food items in Nigeria appear to have  reached a crescendo. Suffice to say that Nigerians are already beleaguered by the  palpable economic situation in the country, presently. Prices of goods and service continue to climb to the top of the mountains under the present administration of  Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Although the economic situation in the country began to slide to worrisome lows under the lacklustre Muhammadu  Buhari administration that left office  on May 29, 2019. The over one  year-old Tinubu administration as Nigeria’s President…

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Throughout  the world , the Media  functions not only as Watchdog of the society, but also as Agenda setters for the government in power.The role in journalists in holding political leaders accountable for their actions, is provided for in Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution As Amended. Regrettably, politicians tend to  fume each time journalists attempt to carryout their mandates as enshrined in the constitution. Fred Fedler,  an  American journalist wrote, “Journalism is built on reporting government.” More than 70 percent of media reports mostly cover  issues of governance. Why…

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Many states in Nigeria are  reported to have been hit  by Outbreak of cholera  in recent time. Over fifty one deaths have already been reported in Lagos State in particular, with several dozens of suspected cases reported across the nation. It  has equally been reported that the particular strain of Cholera ravaging the country currently is lethal; the reason governments at all levels should be vigilant and proactive in this regard. There are equally reported dearth of the cholera vaccine to deal with the disease. Presently, the National Centre for…

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A country’s currency is  part of her image. The United States’ currency, the dollar, remains the pride of that country. Ditto for the British and their pounds sterling. Other nations like Germany, France, Switzerland, China, South Africa, Japan, Russia, among others, guide their currencies jealously. A remarkable thing about the currencies of these countries, is their usual clean, crisp quality. This is aside the fact that the many of the said currencies show high quality in terms of their minting. The seeming prevalence of dirty naira notes in circulation, is…

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The many decades of clamour for an additional state for the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria has been on for some years now. This clamour is predicated on the obvious fact that the southeast remains the only geo-political zone of the country which has only five states with fewer number of local government areas. The other geo-political zones namely: South-South, South-West, North-East, North West and North Central, have six states each except North-West with seven states to her advantage. Only five states means the South-East has just 15 senators,…

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  The clamour for an additional state for the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria has been on for some years now. This clamour is predicated on the obvious fact that the SouthEast remains the only geo-political zone of  Nigeria the country which has only five states with fewer number of Local Government areas. The other geo-political zones namely: South-South, South-West, North-East, North West and North Central, have six states each except North-West with seven states to her advantage. With only five states,it  means the South-East has just 15 Senators,…

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The world over, the media  functions not only as watchdog of society, but also as agenda setters for the government.The role in journalists in holding political leaders accountable for their actions, is provided for in Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution As Amended. Regrettably, politicians tend to  fume each time journalists attempt to carryout their mandates as enshrined in the constitution. Fred Fedler,  an  American journalist wrote, “Journalism is built on reporting government.” More than 70 percent of media reports mostly cover  issues of governance. Why then politician or government…

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